The young Blues defender, who made his first team debut with a substitutes appearance in the recent Carling Cup 2nd Round tie against Scunthorpe, has been named in Ireland coach Don Givens' 18-man squad for the game's against Cyprus in Larnaca on Saturday 7th October and Switzerland at Tolka Park, Dublin on Tuesday 11th October.
R.O.I Under 21 Squad: Wayne Henderson (Brighton), Darren Quigley (U.C.D), Kevin Foley (Luton Town), John Fitzgerald (Bury), Paul McShane (Brighton), Henry McStay (Portadown), Alan Sheehan (Leicester City), Marcus Painter (Birmingham City), Willo Flood (Coventry), Darren Potter (Liverpool), Joe O’Brien (Bolton), Gary Dicker (U.C.D), Glenn Whelan (Sheffield Wednesday), Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Roy O’Donovan (Cork City), Karl Bermingham (Burnley), Jay Tabb (Brentford), Stephen Ward (Bohemians).